Each year, an average of 2,422 students graduate from graphic design schools in California. California has 109 graphic design schools to choose from, if you are interested in studying graphic design. You can expect to pay an average of $8,867 per year in tuition for a degree in graphic design in California state.
The largest graphic design school in California, by student population is FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles. It is located in Los Angeles. In 2009, a reported 104 students graduated with a graphic design degree from FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles. This was 4% of the total graphic design graduates in California for that year. If you decide to attend FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles, you can expect to pay approximately $25,536 per year to earn your degree in graphic design.
A majority of graphic design graduates choose to work as graphic designers. If after graduation, you are planning on working in California, it is important to know that the job outlook for graphic design graduates in the state is not very good. There are currently an estimated 40,500 graphic designers working in California. And the government projects that this number will increase by 7%, or to 43,600 graphic designers by the year 2018.
As a graphic designer in California you can expect to earn anywhere from less than $28,924 per year to more than $78,159 per year. The median salary for graphic designers in California is $46,407 per year.
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Riverside Community College
Address:
4800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, California 92506
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
East Los Angeles College
Address:
1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, California 91754-6099
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
American River College
Address:
4700 College Oak Dr, Sacramento, California 95841-4286
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
University of Southern California
Address:
University Park, Los Angeles, California 90089
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate
Other degree
City College of San Francisco
Address:
50 Phelan Ave, San Francisco, California 94112-1898
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Santa Monica College
Address:
1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, California 90405-1628
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
San Jose State University
Address:
1 Washington Sq, San Jose, California 95192-0001
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Santa Ana College
Address:
1530 W. 17th Street, Santa Ana, California 92706-3398
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Mt. San Antonio College
Address:
1100 N Grand Ave, Walnut, California 91789-1399
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
California State University-Sacramento
Address:
6000 J St, Sacramento, California 95819-2694
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Long Beach City College
Address:
4901 E. Carson St., Long Beach, California 90808-1706
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Palomar College
Address:
1140 W. Mission, San Marcos, California 92069-1487
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
El Camino Community College District
Address:
16007 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance, California 90506
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Sacramento City College
Address:
3835 Freeport Blvd, Sacramento, California 95822-1386
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
University of California-Irvine
Address:
Irvine, California 92697
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Pasadena City College
Address:
1570 E Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, California 91106-2003
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Santa Rosa Junior College
Address:
1501 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, California 95401-4395
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Fresno City College
Address:
1101 E. University Ave, Fresno, California 93741
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Orange Coast College
Address:
2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa, California 92626
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
De Anza College
Address:
21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, California 95014
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Saddleback College
Address:
28000 Marguerite Pky, Mission Viejo, California 92692-3635
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
San Diego Mesa College
Address:
7250 Mesa College Dr, San Diego, California 92111-4998
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Fullerton College
Address:
321 E Chapman Avenue, Fullerton, California 92832-2095
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Address:
3801 West Temple Avenue, Pomona, California 91768
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Los Angeles Pierce College
Address:
6201 Winnetka Ave, Woodland Hills, California 91371-0002
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Cerritos College
Address:
11110 Alondra Blvd, Norwalk, California 90650-6298
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Southwestern College
Address:
900 Otay Lakes Rd, Chula Vista, California 91910-7299
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
College of the Canyons
Address:
26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, California 91355-1899
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Chaffey College
Address:
5885 Haven Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, California 91737-3002
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Sierra College
Address:
5000 Rocklin Road, Rocklin, California 95677-3397
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
San Joaquin Delta College
Address:
5151 Pacific Ave, Stockton, California 95207
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Los Angeles Valley College
Address:
5800 Fulton Avenue, Valley Glen, California 91401-4096
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Los Angeles City College
Address:
855 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, California 90029
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Santa Barbara City College
Address:
721 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, California 93109-2394
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Modesto Junior College
Address:
435 College Ave, Modesto, California 95350-5800
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Bakersfield College
Address:
1801 Panorama Dr, Bakersfield, California 93305-1299
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Foothill College
Address:
12345 El Monte Rd, Los Altos Hills, California 94022
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
San Diego City College
Address:
1313 Park Boulevard, San Diego, California 92101-4787
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Mt. San Jacinto Community College District
Address:
1499 N. State S., San Jacinto, California 92583-2399
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
California State University-Chico
Address:
First and Normal Sts, Chico, California 95929-0150
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Glendale Community College
Address:
1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, California 91208-2894
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Moorpark College
Address:
7075 Campus Rd, Moorpark, California 93021-1695
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Cosumnes River College
Address:
8401 Center Parkway, Sacramento, California 95823-5799
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Antelope Valley College
Address:
3041 West Ave K, Lancaster, California 93536-5426
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Cypress College
Address:
9200 Valley View, Cypress, California 90630-5897
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Academy of Art University
Address:
79 New Montgomery, San Francisco, California 94105
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Chabot College
Address:
25555 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward, California 94545
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
San Bernardino Valley College
Address:
701 South Mount Vernon Avenue, San Bernardino, California 92410-2798
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Golden West College
Address:
15744 Goldenwest St., Huntington Beach, California 92647-2710
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Laney College
Address:
900 Fallon St, Oakland, California 94607
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
College of the Sequoias
Address:
915 S Mooney Blvd, Visalia, California 93277-2214
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Irvine Valley College
Address:
5500 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, California 92618-0301
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Butte College
Address:
3536 Butte Campus Drive, Oroville, California 95965-8399
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Citrus College
Address:
1000 W Foothill Blvd, Glendora, California 91741-1899
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Ohlone Community College
Address:
43600 Mission Blvd, Fremont, California 94539-0390
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
College of San Mateo
Address:
1700 W Hillsdale Blvd, San Mateo, California 94402-3784
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Coastline Community College
Address:
11460 Warner Ave., Fountain Valley, California 92708-2597
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Allan Hancock College
Address:
800 South College Drive, Santa Maria, California 93454-6399
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Mission College
Address:
3000 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, California 95054-1897
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Los Medanos College
Address:
2700 East Leland Road, Pittsburg, California 94565
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
College of the Desert
Address:
43-500 Monterey Ave, Palm Desert, California 92260
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Monterey Peninsula College
Address:
980 Fremont St, Monterey, California 93940-4799
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Cuyamaca College
Address:
900 Rancho San Diego Pky, El Cajon, California 92019
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Folsom Lake College
Address:
10 College Parkway, Folsom, California 95630
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
University of San Francisco
Address:
2130 Fulton St, San Francisco, California 94117-1080
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate
Gavilan College
Address:
5055 Santa Teresa Blvd, Gilroy, California 95020
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
College of the Redwoods
Address:
7351 Tompkins Hill Rd, Eureka, California 95501-9300
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Napa Valley College
Address:
2277 Napa-Vallejo Hwy, Napa, California 94558-6236
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Chapman University
Address:
One University Dr., Orange, California 92866
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Crafton Hills College
Address:
11711 Sand Canyon Road, Yucaipa, California 92399-1799
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles
Address:
919 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, California 90015-1421
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Westwood College-Los Angeles
Address:
3250 Wilshire Blvd Ste 400, Los Angeles, California 90010
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Point Loma Nazarene University
Address:
3900 Lomaland Dr, San Diego, California 92106-2899
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate
Fresno Pacific University
Address:
1717 S Chestnut Ave, Fresno, California 93702-4709
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Lassen Community College
Address:
Hwy 139, Susanville, California 96130
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles
Address:
2900 31st St, Santa Monica, California 90405-3035
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Dominican University of California
Address:
50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael, California 94901-2298
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
The Art Institute of California-San Diego
Address:
7650 Mission Valley Road, San Diego, California 92108-4423
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Art Center College of Design
Address:
1700 Lida St, Pasadena, California 91103
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
The Art Institute of California-Orange County
Address:
3601 W Sunflower Ave, Santa Ana, California 92704
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
La Sierra University
Address:
4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, California 92515-8247
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate
California College of the Arts
Address:
5212 Broadway, Oakland, California 94618-1487
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Notre Dame de Namur University
Address:
1500 Ralston Ave, Belmont, California 94002-1908
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Pacific Union College
Address:
One Angwin Ave, Angwin, California 94508-9707
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
The Art Institute of California-San Francisco
Address:
1170 Market St, San Francisco, California 94102-4908
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
The Art Institute of California-Inland Empire
Address:
674 East Brier Drive, San Bernardino, California 92408-2800
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
The Art Institute of California-Hollywood
Address:
5250 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, California 91601
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Otis College of Art and Design
Address:
9045 Lincoln Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90045-3505
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Westwood College-Anaheim
Address:
1551 S. Douglass Rd, Anaheim, California 92806
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Westwood College-Inland Empire
Address:
20 W 7th St, Upland, California 91786-7148
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Expression College for Digital Arts
Address:
6601 Shellmond St, Emeryville, California 94608
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Carrington College California-San Jose
Address:
6201 San Ignacio Ave., San Jose, California 95119
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Brooks Institute
Address:
1321 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, California 93108
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-San Francisco
Address:
55 Stockton St, San Francisco, California 94108-5805
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Westwood College-South Bay
Address:
19700 S. Vermont Avenue, Suite 100, Torrance, California 90502
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
The Art Institute of California-Sacramento
Address:
2850 Gateway Oaks Dr-Ste 100, Sacramento, California 95833
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
CET-Sobrato
Address:
701 Vine St, San Jose, California 95110
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Carrington College California-Pleasant Hill
Address:
380 Civic Dr Ste 300, Pleasant Hill, California 94523
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
LA College International
Address:
3200 Wilshire Blvd. #400, Los Angeles, California 90010-1308
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
International Academy of Design and Technology
Address:
2450 Del Paso Road-St 250, Sacramento, California 95834
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Coleman University
Address:
8888 Balboa Ave, San Diego, California 92123-1506
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
The Art Institute of California
Address:
1120 Kifer Rd, Sunnyvale, California 94086
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Mt Sierra College
Address:
101 E Huntington Dr, Monrovia, California 91016
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Carrington College California-Emeryville
Address:
6001 Shellmound St., Ste. 145, Emeryville, California 94608
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Platt College-San Diego
Address:
6250 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, California 92115-3919
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Palladium Technical Academy
Address:
10507 Valley Blvd Ste 806, El Monte, California 91731
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Gnomon School of Visual Effects
Address:
1015 N Cahuenga Blvd Ste 54301, Hollywood, California 90038
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
2-4 years certificate
Career College Consultants
Address:
5015 Eagle Rock Blvd Ste 302, Los Angeles, California 90041
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
San Diego Continuing Education
Address:
4343 Ocean View Blvd, San Diego, California 92113
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate